Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Lifetime Acting > Top Domestic Leading Stars

Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office


See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top Worldwide Leading Stars - Top Domestic Supporting Stars - Top Domestic Live Action Stars - Top Domestic Above the Line Stars - Top Domestic Below the Line Stars - Top Domestic Cameo Stars - Top Domestic Stars

This chart contains the top 100 box office stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.

Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.

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Samuel L. Jackson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 55 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Incredibles 2 ($608,581,744 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain Marvel ($426,829,839 in 2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($390,532,085 in 2019), The Incredibles ($261,441,092 in 2004), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Kong: Skull Island ($168,052,812 in 2017), Kingsman: The Secret Service ($128,261,724 in 2015)

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Robert Downey, Jr.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Iron Man 3 ($408,992,272 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming ($334,201,140 in 2017), Iron Man ($318,604,126 in 2008), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sherlock Holmes ($209,028,679 in 2009)

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Scarlett Johansson
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($858,373,000 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482 in 2018), The Avengers ($623,357,910 in 2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($459,005,868 in 2015), Captain America: Civil War ($408,084,349 in 2016), The Jungle Book ($364,001,123 in 2016), Iron Man 2 ($312,433,331 in 2010), Sing ($270,329,045 in 2016), Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($259,746,958 in 2014), Black Widow ($183,651,655 in 2021)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Samuel L. Jackson $5,848,285,777 69 $84,757,765
2 Robert Downey, Jr. $5,474,166,329 44 $124,412,871
3 Scarlett Johansson $5,317,154,694 33 $161,125,900
4 Chris Pratt $5,261,829,277 23 $228,775,186
5 Tom Hanks $5,157,782,290 55 $93,777,860
6 Zoe Saldana $5,076,334,059 32 $158,635,439
7 Tom Cruise $4,852,235,014 44 $110,278,069
8 Bradley Cooper $4,657,057,804 29 $160,588,200
9 Chris Hemsworth $4,302,827,492 28 $153,672,410
10 Harrison Ford $4,233,333,174 42 $100,793,647
11 Chris Evans $4,089,027,125 28 $146,036,683
12 Vin Diesel $3,962,558,107 28 $141,519,932
13 Johnny Depp $3,685,235,615 52 $70,869,916
14 Dwayne Johnson $3,634,109,257 37 $98,219,169
15 Eddie Murphy $3,583,637,629 45 $79,636,392
16 Will Smith $3,541,554,010 36 $98,376,500
17 Tom Holland $3,493,352,041 15 $232,890,136
18 Mark Ruffalo $3,371,517,885 23 $146,587,734
19 Matt Damon $3,277,050,296 45 $72,823,340
20 Don Cheadle $3,257,133,326 23 $141,614,492
21 Jeremy Renner $3,185,916,086 19 $167,679,794
22 Steve Carell $3,123,998,671 30 $104,133,289
23 Dave Bautista $3,122,441,748 26 $120,093,913
24 Karen Gillan $3,101,979,176 16 $193,873,699
25 Emma Watson $3,048,588,994 15 $203,239,266
26 Benedict Cumberbatch $3,003,558,825 19 $158,082,043
27 Josh Brolin $2,959,503,272 25 $118,380,131
28 Bruce Willis $2,921,714,487 88 $33,201,301
29 Jim Carrey $2,917,385,730 30 $97,246,191
30 Letitia Wright $2,899,703,337 12 $241,641,945
31 Will Ferrell $2,888,703,389 39 $74,069,318
32 Elizabeth Olsen $2,869,508,711 17 $168,794,630
33 Adam Sandler $2,868,254,500 43 $66,703,593
34 Chadwick Boseman $2,840,667,425 11 $258,242,493
35 Nicolas Cage $2,802,262,139 93 $30,131,851
36 Ben Stiller $2,797,049,842 35 $79,915,710
37 Leonardo DiCaprio $2,715,965,494 27 $100,591,315
38 Mark Wahlberg $2,703,427,286 46 $58,770,158
39 Danai Gurira $2,691,077,108 5 $538,215,422
40 Jack Black $2,681,046,603 29 $92,449,883
41 Jennifer Lawrence $2,645,260,774 24 $110,219,199
42 Robert De Niro $2,632,961,389 77 $34,194,304
43 Daniel Radcliffe $2,632,908,902 24 $109,704,538
44 Brad Pitt $2,626,197,083 45 $58,359,935
45 Sandra Bullock $2,616,948,145 34 $76,969,063
46 Liam Neeson $2,595,113,159 60 $43,251,886
47 Robin Williams $2,587,460,319 37 $69,931,360
48 Denzel Washington $2,558,387,170 48 $53,299,733
49 Christian Bale $2,553,615,065 38 $67,200,396
50 Hugh Jackman $2,524,017,957 33 $76,485,393
51 Gwyneth Paltrow $2,480,583,070 20 $124,029,154
52 Julia Roberts $2,467,816,166 36 $68,550,449
53 Cameron Diaz $2,467,183,532 28 $88,113,698
54 Ian McKellen $2,462,927,187 19 $129,627,747
55 Ben Affleck $2,441,195,906 44 $55,481,725
56 Natalie Portman $2,438,247,847 34 $71,713,172
57 Sebastian Stan $2,421,938,706 15 $161,462,580
58 Ewan McGregor $2,418,298,086 37 $65,359,408
59 Kevin Hart $2,414,938,972 34 $71,027,617
60 Tom Hiddleston $2,394,719,717 13 $184,209,209
61 Rupert Grint $2,392,671,606 13 $184,051,662
62 Owen Wilson $2,370,031,852 37 $64,054,915
63 Paul Bettany $2,362,585,040 16 $147,661,565
64 Mel Gibson $2,340,476,685 52 $45,009,167
65 Adam Driver $2,315,095,454 21 $110,242,641
66 Pom Klementieff $2,289,018,531 5 $457,803,706
67 Keanu Reeves $2,288,199,689 49 $46,697,953
68 John Travolta $2,279,768,233 56 $40,710,147
69 Mark Hamill $2,260,275,517 12 $188,356,293
70 Morgan Freeman $2,257,949,323 49 $46,080,598
71 Lupita Nyong'o $2,231,621,715 11 $202,874,701
72 Paul Rudd $2,220,054,222 29 $76,553,594
73 Tim Allen $2,195,729,389 20 $109,786,469
74 Daisy Ridley $2,190,894,310 12 $182,574,526
75 Benedict Wong $2,185,545,418 6 $364,257,570
76 Sylvester Stallone $2,163,136,709 53 $40,813,900
77 Ryan Reynolds $2,153,504,364 41 $52,524,497
78 John Boyega $2,152,544,397 15 $143,502,960
79 George Clooney $2,135,081,803 35 $61,002,337
80 Idris Elba $2,109,256,993 31 $68,040,548
81 Mike Myers $2,090,161,066 15 $139,344,071
82 Martin Freeman $2,070,721,545 15 $138,048,103
83 Meryl Streep $2,051,918,019 50 $41,038,360
84 Channing Tatum $2,047,884,631 32 $63,996,395
85 Michael Douglas $2,009,484,851 36 $55,819,024
86 Shia LaBeouf $1,923,757,575 28 $68,705,628
87 Robert Pattinson $1,884,804,183 25 $75,392,167
88 Sam Worthington $1,877,568,074 23 $81,633,395
89 Josh Gad $1,875,782,110 17 $110,340,124
90 Bill Murray $1,872,905,254 36 $52,025,146
91 Michelle Pfeiffer $1,848,929,225 38 $48,656,032
92 Kevin Costner $1,840,898,231 41 $44,899,957
93 Seth Rogen $1,831,410,347 26 $70,438,860
94 Clint Eastwood $1,819,074,512 48 $37,897,386
95 Angela Bassett $1,814,411,800 15 $120,960,787
96 Russell Crowe $1,779,541,748 43 $41,384,692
97 Chris Pine $1,775,648,723 22 $80,711,306
98 Jason Statham $1,775,069,452 40 $44,376,736
99 Reese Witherspoon $1,754,006,467 37 $47,405,580
100 Brie Larson $1,752,344,202 13 $134,795,708

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Samuel L. Jackson: By pinguino k (originally posted to Flickr as samuel l jackson) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Robert Downey, Jr.: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Scarlett Johansson: Foto: © JCS / , via Wikimedia Commons